Monday, December 10, 2007

Pride of Maruchan

A Japanese survey taken in 2000 asked people to list the greatest inventions of the 20th century.

What was the number one invention? Computers? Robots? Velcro? Game consoles? Microchips? Space travel?

Nope, Ramen. Yep, the 35 cent packages that helped us all get through college, THAT'S the most important invention of the century. Apparently penicillin has nothing on a pack of noodles.

Runners-up were the Walkman and frakking karaoke.

Seriously? KARAOKE?!?!?! Although it does make me both curious and afraid of what the answer would be in America - Big Macs ?

3 comments:

Roland Deschain said...

lol...I dunno...I wouldn't have lived through college without Ramen. ;)

hotdrwife said...

I like things that buzz. :)

YAY FOR INAPPROPRIATE!

Sangediver said...

Inappropriate and yet intriguing!!!